http://bhamweekly.com/birmingham/articles.sec-8-1-odds-ends.html Give with all you've got! That’s our holiday exhortation to you as you peruse the pages of the 2009 Holiday Gift Guide, on the streets in the current issue of Birmingham Weekly. As usual the savvy ]]> The only purchase I made at this year's Artwalk was a haunting and heartbreaking print by Jeremy Markham. Before I left his exhibit area at What's On Second, he told me he had a gift for my friend and]]> Email Address:(required)]]> You are a retired professional wrestler. You stand 6’4 and weigh 285. You have a shock of unnaturally blond hair, much of your wardrobe incorporates leopard skin, and you’re a bachelor — often wildly ]]> Imagine for a moment that you have the chance to participate in a real-life version of Cannonball Run, traveling across the country with friends in a race across America’s highways. Now take away the ]]> Do you enjoy succulent produce freshly harvested by local farmers? Stuff like squash, tomatoes, peaches and strawberries? Do you like fresh, home-baked pies, cookies and cinnamon rolls? [caption ]]> [caption id="attachment_3708" align="aligncenter" width="455" caption="Spring football has gone from a formality to a rite of passage at Alabama, but what about schools throughout the rest of the coun]]> April 16-23 is our inaugural Spring Football Preview series for the University of Alabama. Throughout the week, look for articles and blog postings previewing the 2009 Tide, as well as complete covera]]> Kilimanjaro is the tallest mountain on the continent of Africa. Straddling the border between Kenya and Tanzania, it rises more than 19,000 feet above mean sea level at its highest point, Uhuru Peak. ]]> They say March comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb. The same can be said for this spring\'92s fashion trends. From shocking to chic, the fashions for the new season include a little bit of e]]> THE BIG GUY IS WAITING TO SEE YOU: When was the last time you went to Vulcan anyway? Probably when he was in pieces on the ground. That's a shame. You just drive by the world's largest cast iron statu]]> Get on board like the Partridge family and celebrate Happi Boutique's one-year anniversary Thursday, Oct. 23 from 6-10 p.m. All clothing will be 15 percent off and sale items will be marked down an ex]]> In terms of participating in internet commerce, I'm something of a Luddite. I have only purchased four items on Amazon ever and I've never participated in a single eBay auction. But my life as an onli]]> On Tuesday, the state House passed HB196, the Gourmet Beer Bill, which would raise Alabama's allowable Alcohol-by-Volume (ABV) in a beer from 6.0 percent to 13.9 percent. For more than a year, a gras]]> The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is in the midst of its annual visit to Birmingham. Ringling presents “Over the Top,” one of its two current touring shows, starring ringmaster Chu]]>